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Happiness Is A Chemical Lyrics
On the glass that wraps the telephone box
An impatient bystander knocks
The receiver, put it back back down in its place,
In the some things should be said to the face,
I'm a believer.
You're stripped of all your worldly powers
And staring at the opposite apartment block for hours,
You say that each window is just a TV channel,
And you'd surrender all your so-called friends for flowers
And you'd rather be sleeping in the paddocks with the horses
While the stars cross the sky’s on their prescribed courses
Can you take me with you when you go?
Because love is just a lazy generalisation that we use for 100 different feelings and as many situations.
Going through each others pockets is not like us and flattery should get you somewhere and your happiness is just a chemical.
A constant feeling you're being watched,
All your good intentions so clumsily botched.
A kiss sent down the telephone line can come out sounding like a bug getting squashed.
And grasshoppers fling erratic parabolas
While you're drowning ants with your can of cola.
Can you take me with you when you go?
Because love is just a lazy generalisation that we use for 100 different feelings and as many situations.
Going through each others pockets is not like us and flattery should get you somewhere and your happiness is just a chemical,
it's just a chemical.
Separate the parts and give them titles.
Lungs are for songs and eyes are for feasting
And butter's for a bee sting
Can somebody please check my vitals?
Because love is just a lazy generalisation that we use for 100 different feelings and as many situations.
Finding things others pockets isn't always a plus and that sensation that you felt up the back of the bus is just a chemical,
yeah happiness is just a chemical.
yeah it is
An impatient bystander knocks
The receiver, put it back back down in its place,
In the some things should be said to the face,
I'm a believer.
And staring at the opposite apartment block for hours,
You say that each window is just a TV channel,
And you'd surrender all your so-called friends for flowers
While the stars cross the sky’s on their prescribed courses
Can you take me with you when you go?
Going through each others pockets is not like us and flattery should get you somewhere and your happiness is just a chemical.
All your good intentions so clumsily botched.
A kiss sent down the telephone line can come out sounding like a bug getting squashed.
While you're drowning ants with your can of cola.
Can you take me with you when you go?
Going through each others pockets is not like us and flattery should get you somewhere and your happiness is just a chemical,
it's just a chemical.
Lungs are for songs and eyes are for feasting
And butter's for a bee sting
Can somebody please check my vitals?
Finding things others pockets isn't always a plus and that sensation that you felt up the back of the bus is just a chemical,
yeah happiness is just a chemical.
yeah it is
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AS IF THIS SONG HASNT BEEN COMMENTED its lyrics genius, like general fly on the wall observations that are confrontingly true.. the actual sound of the song can only grow on you when you listen to the words and actually think about them.. got a lovley wimsical feel should probs download more of this kid..
I remember an interview with Hanlon from a few years ago, where he said the title came from a friend who would say 'happiness is just a chemical away'.
I heard this song on the radio the other day and it was the first time in years that I'd heard it. I dug through the cds and found a copy of Fingertips and Mountaintops that I immediately copied onto my ipod. I had forgotten how beautiful a lyricist Darren is.